Philips Vari-lite VL3500 Wash FX Luminaries, User Manual

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O
PERATION
: L
UMINAIRE
T
IMING
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A timing value of zero is full speed. A time value of 100% (or 255 in DMX) enables the associated
parameter(s) to follow cue fade time (console time) rather than the timing channel.
Note: The particular storing syntax for your console, as well as instructions on how to write part cues,
can be found in the operation manual supplied with your console (or consult console manufacturer).
To use these channels, you must:
Step 1. Create the cue, including color, gobo, edge and diffusion as required.
Step 2. Decide which fixtures and which parameter groups will use timing channels.
Step 3. Assign a value to the particular timing channel(s) you wish to use (for timing information,
see chart on next page).
Step 4. Set console timing (or cue fade time) for parameters and timing channels to zero seconds.
Step 5. Store cue.
Note: Avoid changing timing channel values in a fading cue. This can cause unexpected behavior in
the luminaire as the timing channel value is updated over time. Timing channel values and the final
destination of the parameters affected by the timing channel should always be sent in a zero count.
Table 3-10: VL3500™ Wash and VL3500 Wash FX
Channel Function / Timing Channel Relationship
Channel Function
Timing Channel
Focus
Time
Color
Time
Beam Time
FX Pattern Time
(FX Only)
Pan (Hi Byte/Lo Byte) 
Tilt (Hi Byte/Lo Byte) 
Blue 
Amber 
Magenta 
CTO 
Color Wheels 
VARI
❋
BRITE / Zoom

FX Wheel (FX Only) 
FX Index (FX Only) 